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Conditions remain very poor in general along the leeward areas of the island. The ongoing drought has significantly affected a wide range of agricultural products including coffee…avocados… rambutan… bananas…macadamia nuts…loquat and jaboticaba. Only drought-resistant trees and crops have been producing well. Ranchers in the lower Ka‘u and leeward Kohala slopes continue to operate under very poor conditions for livestock.

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MEDIA RELEASE The USDA Farm Service Agency has announced producers in Hawaii may now begin applying for benefits under the provisions of the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) for crop year 2010. The USDA Farm Service Agency is committed to meeting the needs of producers who have suffered devastating losses due to a natural disaster. [...]

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The Commission on Water Resource Management (CWRM) is asking Hawai‘i residents and businesses to be conscious of drought conditions and to help conserve water as well as prevent wildfires. The current El Niño phenomenon created abnormally dry winter season conditions throughout the state and it is expected that dry conditions will continue through the spring season.

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Karin Stanton | Hawaii 24/7 Contributing Editor According to the latest report, western parts of the Big Island are experiencing “exceptional” drought levels, while other parts from Ka‘u to Honokaa remain in the “extreme” category. The island that has most of the state’s agriculture now is about the driest area in the entire country. Conditions [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii County, Maui County and the Kalaupapa area of Molokai have been declared agricultural disaster zones after suffering from substandard rainfall that has resulted in severe drought conditions, Sens. Daniel K. Inouye and Daniel K. Akaka announced. Drought conditions in the affected counties have persisted for years and resulted in crop loss, livestock [...]

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